Ignatius WekesaJoseph M. MutungiDennis M. Ndambo2026-07-032026-07-032024-072250-3153https://repository.ndu.ac.ke/handle/123456789/215Despite the establishment of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to prevent, investigate and recommend offenders of ethical conduct and corruption for prosecution, the two vices persist within Kenya’s public service space. This paper sought to review the level of awareness on the commission’s mandate, the impact of decentralizing her services and effectiveness of her anti-corruption strategies. Using a mixed-methods approach, a sample of 86 respondents drawn from state agencies that collaborate with the EACC provided the data used in the analysis. Data was collected using a questionnaire and a key informant interview guide and analysed using descriptive and content analysis. The study established that whereas 70% of the respondents were aware of the EACC’s mandate as by law established, they held the view that the commission was ineffectiveness, partly due to lack of prosecutorial power and inadequate political goodwill. Further, the study determined that decentralization of EACC’s services helped deter corruption at the subnational level but was also undermined by resource gaps, both human and financial, as reported by 62% of respondents. The findings also revealed that the commission’s anti-corruption strategies were inconsistent and incompatible with those used by other state agencies in some cases. These dynamics, the study noted, had a negative impact on her overall performance and hence the undermined the fight against corruption in Kenya. The inconsistencies were despite the presence of a robust legal and institutional framework grounding the organization’s mandate. The study recommends optimal resourcing and synchronization of anticorruption effort across state organs in a move that typifies a whole-of-government approach in fighting the vice to ensure complementarity and synergy. There is also need for expeditious disposal of cases relating to graft and ethical breaches, whether they lead to asset recovery or prison sentences, to give impetus to the deterrence component of the efforts.enArticle